I'd say barely as well. And this is in the same situation with Hines. If Bettis doesnt play for the Steelers people would think it was a joke even having him in the 1st ballot discussion. People around here are acting like this was an unreal snub

I live in Minneapolis now. People here definitely DO think Bettis is HOF'er. Can't say the same about Ward

I dont have the time to go through them, but there were also tweets from people on CBS' side saying Vinnie was on da' Fan talking about this last week or 2 weeks ago, and that the SuperBowl in Pittsburgh was a topic of discussion by different outlets way before Dejan's article.

DudeMan2766 wrote:I dont have the time to go through them, but there were also tweets from people on CBS' side saying Vinnie was on da' Fan talking about this last week or 2 weeks ago, and that the SuperBowl in Pittsburgh was a topic of discussion by different outlets way before Dejan's article.

Although DK did that column today ... the concept of could Pittsburgh host a SB is far from an original thought ... it's been brought up on local sportstalk every now and again over the last 10 years or so. Maybe Madden, Colony, Benz, Savran, Junker, Laird, Bendel et al can make it a class action affair. Please.

Good heavens, unless we all love watching a trainwreck, i'd suggest removing DK from your twitter feed. i couldn't handle his BS during the pirate collapse last season, but it seems like that was indicative of things to come from this guy.

Troy Loney wrote:Good heavens, unless we all love watching a trainwreck, i'd suggest removing DK from your twitter feed. i couldn't handle his BS during the pirate collapse last season, but it seems like that was indicative of things to come from this guy.

It's nuts anymore, because I always for years thought that he was a very good reporter and his articles were pretty well written and thought out. Ever since the Trib, though, he's been worse. Then again, they employ Rossi, so maybe it's a job requirement to be a kook.

I'd say barely as well. And this is in the same situation with Hines. If Bettis doesnt play for the Steelers people would think it was a joke even having him in the 1st ballot discussion. People around here are acting like this was an unreal snub

I live in Minneapolis now. People here definitely DO think Bettis is HOF'er. Can't say the same about Ward

I think Bettis eventually gets in. As much as people say he piled on a few years to reach a few milestones, I think he hurt his status by playing several years too many, although there's a side that might argue that by playing longer allowed him to win a Super Bowl.

Is Ward a HOF'er? Consistent 1000 yard receiver but not elite by any means. Was top 20 in all-time receiving yards, but never really led the league in any specific WR category. You can argue about his skill as a blocking receiver, but I'm not sure he's a HOFer